Acute care nurse practitioner jobs in Georgia

55 open acute care nurse practitioner jobs in Georgia at 4 employers4 employers. BLS measures a median of $62.22 an hour (source: BLS OEWS May 2025, Nurse Practitioners in Georgia) for nurse practitioners here.

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BLS median in GA

37th of 51 states and territories

10th percentile$47.67/hr
25th percentile$53.06/hr
Median$62.22/hr
75th percentile$67.90/hr
90th percentile$79.84/hr
People employed in it10,460

Nurse Practitioners (SOC 29-1171), all industries, Georgia: the hourly wages BLS measured people employed in it earn, not read from open jobs. The US median is $63.61 an hour. 37th highest of the 51 states and territories BLS publishes a median for. Measured and published by BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025 (source: BLS OEWS May 2025, Nurse Practitioners, Georgia).

BLS median in GA

37th of 51 states and territories

10th percentile$47.67/hr
25th percentile$53.06/hr
Median$62.22/hr
75th percentile$67.90/hr
90th percentile$79.84/hr
People employed in it10,460

Newest acute care nurse practitioner jobs in Georgia

Checked 5 Nov 2026, 08:17 UTC

AH Navicent Nocturnal- Critical Care NURSE PRACTITIONER-7p-7a
Advocate Health · Macon, GA · today
High Acuity Care Hybrid Critical Care - Full-Time NP
Advocate Health · Macon, GA · today
Hospitalist Nurse Practitioner
Sound Physicians · Macon, GA · 2w ago
Nurse Practitioner ICU Intensivist (Nights)
Phoebe Putney Health System · Albany, GA · 1mo ago
Weekend Nurse Practitioner – Geriatric & Post-Acute Care
Fortis Care · Griffin, GA · 2mo ago
$120,000–$185,000/yr

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Where the acute care nurse practitioner jobs are in Georgia

Towns with the most open jobs in this occupation. A town with a page lists every care job open there, by occupation.

What acute care nurse practitioners earn in Georgia

The hourly pay open jobs here post, beside what BLS measured people employed in the occupation earned in the state and its metro areas.

Posted on open jobs in Georgia

Too few open jobs here post an hourly rate for a typical range (it takes eight from three employers).

Measured by BLS in Georgia, May 2025

$62.22/hr ($129,430 a year) (source: BLS OEWS May 2025, Nurse Practitioners in Georgia)

Median for nurse practitioners, against $63.61 (source: BLS OEWS May 2025, Nurse Practitioners, national) for the whole US; 10,460 (source: BLS OEWS May 2025, Nurse Practitioners in Georgia) employed in Georgia. BLS does not measure specialties: these are the figures for nurse practitioners.

By metro area

Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA$63.70/hr (source: BLS OEWS, Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA) · 5,950 (source: BLS OEWS, Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA) employed
Chattanooga, TN-GA$56.00/hr (source: BLS OEWS, Chattanooga, TN-GA) · 1,000 (source: BLS OEWS, Chattanooga, TN-GA) employed
Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC$57.82/hr (source: BLS OEWS, Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC) · 500 (source: BLS OEWS, Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC) employed
Macon-Bibb County, GA$55.70/hr (source: BLS OEWS, Macon-Bibb County, GA) · 400 (source: BLS OEWS, Macon-Bibb County, GA) employed
Gainesville, GA$60.63/hr (source: BLS OEWS, Gainesville, GA) · 380 (source: BLS OEWS, Gainesville, GA) employed
Columbus, GA-AL$58.43/hr (source: BLS OEWS, Columbus, GA-AL) · 370 (source: BLS OEWS, Columbus, GA-AL) employed
Savannah, GA$56.93/hr (source: BLS OEWS, Savannah, GA) · 320 (source: BLS OEWS, Savannah, GA) employed
Athens-Clarke County, GA$61.61/hr (source: BLS OEWS, Athens-Clarke County, GA) · 240 (source: BLS OEWS, Athens-Clarke County, GA) employed
Dalton, GA$56.89/hr (source: BLS OEWS, Dalton, GA) · 160 (source: BLS OEWS, Dalton, GA) employed
Albany, GA$56.91/hr (source: BLS OEWS, Albany, GA) · 150 (source: BLS OEWS, Albany, GA) employed

BLS OEWS May 2025 metropolitan area estimates for Nurse Practitioners; areas that cross a state line list every state.

Nurse Practitioners & Physician Assistants in Georgia, in our research: median posted pay $65.50 · employers 90 (Nurse Practitioners & Physician Assistants job market). Georgia in our research

Employers hiring acute care nurse practitioners in Georgia

Advocate Health2 open in Georgia
Fortis Care1 open in Georgia
Phoebe Putney Health System1 open in Georgia
Sound Physicians1 open in Georgia

What the job takes

An RN license, then an adult-gerontology acute care NP program and its board exam.

License
Advanced practice registered nurse license (APRN)
State board of nursing. Required in every state; most states ask for national board certification first
Certification
Adult-gerontology acute care NP certification (AGACNP-BC)
American Nurses Credentialing Center
Certification
Acute care nurse practitioner certification (ACNPC-AG)
AACN Certification Corporation

What acute care nurse practitioners bring to work

Gear people in this work often buy for themselves, beyond what an employer provides.

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3M Littmann Cardiology IV stethoscope on Amazon (opens in a new tab)
Littmann's diagnostic model for faint heart and lung sounds, common in ICUs and emergency departments and among NPs and PAs.
Otoscope and ophthalmoscope set on Amazon (opens in a new tab)
For ear and eye exams. Many NP and PA programs ask students to have one for physical assessment courses.
Reflex hammer on Amazon (opens in a new tab)
For deep tendon reflexes in a neuro exam.
Penlight with a pupil gauge on Amazon (opens in a new tab)
For pupil checks in a neuro assessment; the gauge printed on the side measures pupil size.

Acute care nurse practitioner jobs in Georgia: common questions

How much do acute care nurse practitioners make in Georgia?

Too few open acute care nurse practitioner jobs in Georgia post an hourly rate for a typical posted range yet. BLS measured a median of $62.22/hr ($129,430 a year) for nurse practitioners in Georgia (May 2025), against $63.61 nationally, 37th highest of 51 states and territories. BLS does not measure specialties: these are the figures for nurse practitioners.

Where in Georgia are the most acute care nurse practitioner jobs?

Macon (3), Albany (1) and Griffin (1). A job open in several towns counts in each.

Who is hiring acute care nurse practitioners in Georgia?

By open jobs on this board: Advocate Health (2), Fortis Care (1) and Phoebe Putney Health System (1). In all, 4 employers have acute care nurse practitioner jobs open in Georgia.

What do you need to work as an acute care nurse practitioner in Georgia?

An RN license, then an adult-gerontology acute care NP program and its board exam. Advanced practice registered nurse license (APRN) (State board of nursing; required in every state; most states ask for national board certification first), Adult-gerontology acute care NP certification (AGACNP-BC) (American Nurses Credentialing Center) and Acute care nurse practitioner certification (ACNPC-AG) (AACN Certification Corporation). Where a license is state-issued, it comes from Georgia's own board, unless a multistate compact covers it.

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Sources and method

A job counts here when one of its locations is in Georgia, once however many locations there it lists. Its occupation is read from its title. Posted pay is the middle half of the distinct hourly rates jobs here state (a job posted many times at one rate counted once), shown when at least three such rates from three employers stand behind it. BLS figures are as published for the state, never adjusted.

CareJobs.Now job board: open jobs in Georgia, read every night from each employer's own careers site, published 5 Nov 2026
BLS OEWS May 2025: Nurse Practitioners (SOC 29-1171), every state, published 15 May 2026
BLS OEWS May 2025: Nurse Practitioners, national, published 15 May 2026
BLS OEWS May 2025: Nurse Practitioners by metropolitan area, published 15 May 2026
Advanced practice registered nurse license (APRN): State board of nursing
Adult-gerontology acute care NP certification (AGACNP-BC): American Nurses Credentialing Center
Acute care nurse practitioner certification (ACNPC-AG): AACN Certification Corporation

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CareJobs.Now. (2026). Acute care nurse practitioner jobs in Georgia. Data as of 5 Nov 2026. https://carejobs.now/occupations/acute-care-nurse-practitioner/georgia

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